Victims of heinous acid attacks

23-year-old Preethi Rathi, a resident of Delhi, had just arrived in Mumbai by Garib Rath Express when acid was thrown on her face at Bandra terminus on May 3. She succumbed to her injuries on June 1 at Bombay hospital. She was on ventilator support for two weeks after her right lung had suffered severe damage which developed complications in her respiratory system as well. Preeti had arrived in Mumbai to join Colaba Naval hospital as a staff nurse. Her family has urged the government for a CBI probe into the same.

Are public places safe for women in India? There have been other heinous acid attacks in the past that leave us not so sure..

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Aryanka Hosbetkar

In November last year, a 26-year-old physiotherapist from Mumbai, Aryanka Hosbetkar, became an unfortunate victim of an acid attack. Jerrit G John, the owner of a film production house, was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly attacking Hosbetkar with a hazardous chemical. 46-year-old Jerrit, who is married, allegedly threw acid at his girlfriend when she dumped him after 10 months when he was caught carrying on yet another affair.

Source : AFP

Baby Anusha

An eight-year-old was killed by her own parents with an acid attack in Pakistan. Anusha was killed when her mother threw acid on her for looking at a boy. Anusha’s parents don’t regret the incident and say that it was her destiny to die this way!

(In pic: Arrested parents Mohammad Zafar (R) and wife Zaheen Akhtar)

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Sonali Mukherjee

In 2003, Dhanbad based Sonali Mukherjee was drenched with acid by her neighbours. Sonali suffered 70 per cent burns which left her blind and deaf. She underwent a surgery to re-gain a near normal face. Help poured in from various NGOs which enabled Sonali to gather money for the surgery.

Source : AFP

Aarti Thakur

A 22-year-old lady became the victim of the acid attack while she was in a ticket queue. Aarti Thakur, a Mumbai resident was covered with acid when an unidentified man splattered it and fled away on his bike.

Source : Universe of Bollywood

Rangoli Ranaut

Bollywood star Kangna Ranaut’s sister Rangoli too was a victim of an acid attack. Her jilted lover Avinash posed as a courier agent to attack her. Rangoli was already engaged and therefore Avinash was seeking revenge for rejecting him.

Source : INKtalks.com

Shirin Juwaley

Shirin’s husband mangled her body with acid when she refused to get back with him. Shirin now runs a NGO called Palash which helps victims of the acid attack. She is also the brand ambassador of Sapna Bhavnani’s hair salon ‘Mad-O-Wat’

Dr Mahalaxmi

In 1999, a doctor from Bangalore, Mahalaxmi suffered an attack from her landlord because she had lodged a police complaint against him for not returning her deposit.